Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online |
Unit description
Develops an understanding of small business and entrepreneurship in the allied health, sport and fitness industries in Australia, techniques for starting new ventures including undertaking relevant research, and provides students with the opportunity to develop and present a business plan related to an allied health or sporting/fitness enterprise.
Unit content
- The nature of small business and entrepreneurship
- Commercial allied health, sport and fitness organisations
- Researching and analysing business opportunities
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Getting started in small business:
- planning and legal issues;
- appropriate environments to accommodate accessibility and mobilisation
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Managing key functions:
- marketing;
- financial management;
- operations;
- the role of the multi-disciplinary team;
- principles for legislative and compensable scheme requirements;
- human resources
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain the nature of small business and discuss the challenges facing entrepreneurs in the allied health, fitness and sport industries | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 2 | describe techniques for starting new ventures and undertaking relevant research | Creativity | ||||||
| 3 | critically reflect on the opportunities for self-employment in the allied health, fitness and sport industries | Creativity | ||||||
| 4 | identify information needs and sources for effective business planning | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||||
| 5 | outline marketing opportunities for a new venture in the allied health, fitness and sport industries | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 6 | present and analyse financial statements for a new venture in the allied health, fitness and sport industries | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain the nature of small business and discuss the challenges facing entrepreneurs in the allied health, fitness and sport industries
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- describe techniques for starting new ventures and undertaking relevant research
- GA2: Creativity
- critically reflect on the opportunities for self-employment in the allied health, fitness and sport industries
- GA2: Creativity
- identify information needs and sources for effective business planning
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- outline marketing opportunities for a new venture in the allied health, fitness and sport industries
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- present and analyse financial statements for a new venture in the allied health, fitness and sport industries
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
- Birt, I, 2016, Writing Your Plan for Small Business Success, 6th edn, Allen & Unwin. ISBN: 9781760293321.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1.5 hours (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial online 3 hours (6 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | 20% |
| Report | 40% |
| Report | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
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